diff --git a/src/blackcore/db/airportdatareader.cpp b/src/blackcore/db/airportdatareader.cpp
index df0690cec..e710c5b49 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/db/airportdatareader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/db/airportdatareader.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                     catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                     {
                         emit dataRead(CEntityFlags::AirportEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                        return ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading airports from '%1'").arg(fileName));
+                        return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading airports from '%1'").arg(fileName));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/db/icaodatareader.cpp b/src/blackcore/db/icaodatareader.cpp
index 71cacbcfe..36b21e6dc 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/db/icaodatareader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/db/icaodatareader.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::CountryEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading countries from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading countries from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::AircraftIcaoEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading aircraft ICAOs from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading aircraft ICAOs from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::AirlineIcaoEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading airline ICAOs from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading airline ICAOs from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::AircraftCategoryEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading categories from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading categories from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/db/modeldatareader.cpp b/src/blackcore/db/modeldatareader.cpp
index 78b50de7e..68e240cdc 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/db/modeldatareader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/db/modeldatareader.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::LiveryEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading liveries from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading liveries from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::ModelEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading models from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading models from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
                             emit this->dataRead(CEntityFlags::DistributorEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFailed, 0, url);
-                            msgs.push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Reading distributors from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
+                            msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Reading distributors from '%1'").arg(fileName)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp b/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
index 398458283..9fcf6c229 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         }
         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
         {
-            return ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("Parsing local setup file '%1'").arg(fn));
+            return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("Parsing local setup file '%1'").arg(fn));
         }
     }
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                     // we downloaded an unparsable JSON file.
                     // as we control those files something is wrong
                     const QString errorMsg = QStringLiteral("Setup file loaded from '%1' cannot be parsed").arg(urlString);
-                    const CStatusMessage msg = ex.toStatusMessage(this, errorMsg);
+                    const CStatusMessage msg = CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, errorMsg);
                     CLogMessage::preformatted(msg);
                     emit this->setupLoadingMessages(msg);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/copymodelsfromotherswiftversionscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/copymodelsfromotherswiftversionscomponent.cpp
index b52b32b12..38981f0d0 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/copymodelsfromotherswiftversionscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/copymodelsfromotherswiftversionscomponent.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
             catch (const CJsonException &ex)
             {
-                this->showOverlayMessage(ex.toStatusMessage(this, QStringLiteral("JSON format error. '%1'").arg(fiOtherModelFile.absoluteFilePath())));
+                this->showOverlayMessage(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QStringLiteral("JSON format error. '%1'").arg(fiOtherModelFile.absoluteFilePath())));
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/aircraftpartsform.cpp b/src/blackgui/editors/aircraftpartsform.cpp
index d2061fbc4..a4207ccd7 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/aircraftpartsform.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/aircraftpartsform.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
             catch (const CJsonException &ex)
             {
-                ex.toLogMessage(this, "Parse error");
+                CLogMessage(this).preformatted(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, "Parse error"));
                 return parts;
             }
             return parts;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
index b0d720bc9..c6df14c51 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 }
                 catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                 {
-                    m = ex.toStatusMessage(this, QString("Reading JSON from '%1'").arg(fileName));
+                    m = CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, QString("Reading JSON from '%1'").arg(fileName));
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/aviation/flightplan.cpp b/src/blackmisc/aviation/flightplan.cpp
index 71d1c5f1c..b5553cedc 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/aviation/flightplan.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/aviation/flightplan.cpp
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
             catch (const CJsonException &ex)
             {
-                const CStatusMessage m = ex.toStatusMessage(&fp, QString("Parsing flight plan from failed."));
+                const CStatusMessage m = CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, &fp, QString("Parsing flight plan from failed."));
                 Q_UNUSED(m)
             }
             return fp;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                         }
                         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
                         {
-                            m = ex.toStatusMessage(getLogCategories(), "Parse error in " + fileName);
+                            m = CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, getLogCategories(), "Parse error in " + fileName);
                             if (msgs) { msgs->push_back(m); }
                             break;
                         }
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             {
                 if (msgs)
                 {
-                    msgs->push_back(ex.toStatusMessage(getLogCategories(), QStringLiteral("Parsing flight plan from '%1' failed.").arg(fileName)));
+                    msgs->push_back(CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, getLogCategories(), QStringLiteral("Parsing flight plan from '%1' failed.").arg(fileName)));
                 }
             }
             return CFlightPlan();
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.cpp b/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.cpp
index f33bd3db0..27c2f2a8d 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "blackmisc/jsonexception.h"
-#include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
-#include "blackmisc/logcategorylist.h"
-#include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/range.h"
 #include <QStringBuilder>
 #include <QThreadStorage>
 #include <vector>
@@ -28,22 +26,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     void CJsonException::anchor()
     { }
 
-    CStatusMessage CJsonException::toStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix) const
-    {
-        return CStatusMessage(categories).validationError(toString(prefix));
-    }
-
     QString CJsonException::toString(const QString &prefix) const
     {
         if (prefix.isEmpty()) { return QStringLiteral("%1 in '%2'").arg(what()).arg(getStackTrace()); }
         return QStringLiteral("%1: %2 in '%3'").arg(prefix).arg(what()).arg(getStackTrace());
     }
 
-    void CJsonException::toLogMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix) const
-    {
-        CLogMessage(categories).validationError(toString(prefix));
-    }
-
     QString CJsonException::stackString()
     {
         QStringList list;
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.h b/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.h
index f408444fc..0d71feff6 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/jsonexception.h
@@ -34,15 +34,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Get a stack trace of where in the JSON object tree the error occurred.
         const QString &getStackTrace() const { return m_stack; }
 
-        //! Get a status message representation.
-        CStatusMessage toStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix) const;
-
         //! As string info
         QString toString(const QString &prefix) const;
 
-        //! Write a message to the log.
-        void toLogMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix) const;
-
     private:
         static QString stackString();
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/remoteaircraftprovider.cpp b/src/blackmisc/simulation/remoteaircraftprovider.cpp
index 8cb9206f4..b6607c1d4 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/remoteaircraftprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/remoteaircraftprovider.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
             catch (const CJsonException &ex)
             {
-                CStatusMessage message = ex.toStatusMessage(this, "Invalid parts packet");
+                CStatusMessage message = CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, this, "Invalid parts packet");
                 message.setSeverity(CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug);
                 CLogMessage::preformatted(message);
             }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
index e8b229857..a85d2ff45 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return m;
     }
 
+    CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(const CJsonException &ex, const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix)
+    {
+        return CStatusMessage(categories).validationError(ex.toString(prefix));
+    }
+
     void CStatusMessage::registerMetadata()
     {
         CValueObject<CStatusMessage>::registerMetadata();
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index 21e305d56..c054fee1c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Object from JSON
         static CStatusMessage fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonObject &json);
 
+        //! Object from JSON exception message
+        static CStatusMessage fromJsonException(const CJsonException &ex, const CLogCategoryList &categories, const QString &prefix);
+
         //! \copydoc BlackMisc::CValueObject::registerMetadata
         static void registerMetadata();
 
@@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
         {
-            return ex.toStatusMessage(categories, prefix);
+            return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, categories, prefix);
         }
         return {};
     }
@@ -558,7 +561,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
         {
-            return ex.toStatusMessage(categories, prefix);
+            return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, categories, prefix);
         }
         return {};
     }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
index 6ca9afdff..272f4f64c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
         {
-            return ex.toStatusMessage(categories, prefix);
+            return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, categories, prefix);
         }
         return {};
     }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
         catch (const CJsonException &ex)
         {
-            return ex.toStatusMessage(categories, prefix);
+            return CStatusMessage::fromJsonException(ex, categories, prefix);
         }
         return {};
     }